Replication data for: Can Mobile Phones Improve Learning? Evidence from a Field Experiment in Niger

Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Jenny C. Aker; Christopher Ksoll; Travis J. Lybbert

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Project Citation:

Aker, Jenny C., Ksoll, Christopher, and Lybbert, Travis J. Replication data for: Can Mobile Phones Improve Learning? Evidence from a Field Experiment in Niger. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2012. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-12. https://doi.org/10.3886/E113840V1

Project Description

Summary: The returns to educational investments hinge on whether such investments can improve the quality and persistence of educational gains. We report the results from a randomized evaluation of an adult education program in Niger, in which some students learned how to use simple mobile phones (Project ABC). Students in ABC villages achieved test scores that were 0.19-0.26 standard deviations higher than those in standard adult education classes, and standardized math test scores remained higher seven months after the end of classes. These results suggest that simple information technology can be harnessed to improve educational outcomes among rural populations. (JEL D83, I21, O15, O33)

Scope of Project

JEL Classification:
      D83 Search; Learning; Information and Knowledge; Communication; Belief; Unawareness
      I21 Analysis of Education
      O15 Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
      O33 Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes

Geographic Coverage: Niger

Time Period(s): 2009 – 2011

Data Type(s): survey data

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